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Bethany College - West Virginia

In research, Bethany College - West Virginia stands highest in Social Sciences (#4,460 of 16,945 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#22,496
of 28,054 · #19,801 all time
Rank in United States
#3,337
of 4,192
Research works
440
▲ 144% vs 2013–17
Citations
5.6k
12.7 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
11.0%
record average 16.5%
Open access
34%
world 28%

What is Bethany College - West Virginia known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, over all time, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorks
Social SciencesDomain #4,460 of 16,945 13.8%196

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Bethany College - West Virginia sits in it, in the colour of the band that rank falls in. The track under the rate is the rate itself: it carries no world mark, because the world rate differs by field (from about 6% to 21% in this record).

Field profile

Location quotient across every field it publishes in: outside the ring is more than an institution of this size would be expected to publish, inside it is less.

Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 0.41× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.41× its world share, 2 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.28× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.43× its world share, 2 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.17× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 2.77× its world share, 1 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 2.23× its world share, 2 worksChemistryComputer Science: 3.17× its world share, 17 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.46× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.57× its world share, 6 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.34× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.58× its world share, 1 worksMaterials SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 2.09× its world share, 3 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.50× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.87× its world share, 2 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.76× its world share, 10 worksMedicineNursing: 0.82× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 1.09× its world share, 2 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.23× its world share, 3 worksBusiness, Management…Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.34× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.16× its world share, 2 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.38× its world share, 12 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Computer Science, 3.2×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Bethany College - West Virginia?

Ranked on the composite score, Alex Mathew and Anatoli Vankov lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Bethany College - West Virginia.

  1. 1 Alex Mathew United States · #1,287,005 worldwide 16 citations · 16 works
  2. 2 Anatoli Vankov United States · #1,552,782 worldwide 8 citations · 25 works
All ranked researchers at Bethany College - West Virginia

Which keywords describe research at Bethany College - West Virginia?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Machine Learning, Cybersecurity, Security, Quantum Information, IoT Security, Bell Inequality, Decoherence and Artificial Intelligence.

▲ more of its work than of the world’s◆ about the world’s share▼ less than the world’s

Size is fractional works in 2022–2025 in the topics tagged with each word; colour is the word's share of this institution's work against its share of the world's. The 40 words are chosen for being large and distinctive. Each links to the topic it comes from most.

All 40 words, with their numbers
  1. Machine Learning7▲ 3.2×10 topics
  2. Cybersecurity5▲ 29×3 topics
  3. Deep Learning4▲ 1.91×5 topics
  4. Security4▲ 9.7×6 topics
  5. Quantum Information4▲ 50×2 topics
  6. Artificial Intelligence4▲ 4.0×8 topics
  7. Healthcare3▲ 4.4×5 topics
  8. IoT Security3▲ 14×3 topics
  9. Data Mining3▲ 6.0×3 topics
  10. Bell Inequality3▲ 120×1 topic
  11. Decoherence3▲ 120×1 topic
  12. Internet of Things3▲ 5.0×5 topics
  13. Big Data3▲ 4.7×6 topics
  14. Intrusion Detection2▲ 25×1 topic
  15. Network Security2▲ 27×1 topic
  16. Cybercrime2▲ 58×2 topics
  17. Decentralization2▲ 16×2 topics
  18. Privacy2▲ 11×2 topics
  19. Supply Chain Management2▲ 3.6×3 topics
  20. Information Security2▲ 32×2 topics
  21. Dark Web2▲ 118×1 topic
  22. Identity Theft2▲ 118×1 topic
  23. Smart Contracts2▲ 18×2 topics
  24. Policy Compliance2▲ 72×1 topic
  25. Security Awareness2▲ 72×1 topic
  26. Blockchain2▲ 11×1 topic
  27. Community Empowerment2▲ 3.5×3 topics
  28. Cryptocurrencies2▲ 19×1 topic
  29. Organic Synthesis2▲ 21×1 topic
  30. Visible Light Photoredox Catalysis2▲ 94×1 topic
  31. Discrimination2▲ 11×3 topics
  32. Adversarial Examples1▲ 35×1 topic
  33. Cementitious Materials1▲ 20×1 topic
  34. Ethical Issues1▲ 16×2 topics
  35. Evidence-Based Practice1▲ 14×3 topics
  36. Geopolymer1▲ 12×1 topic
  37. Robustness1▲ 35×1 topic
  38. Cultural Competence1▲ 13×2 topics
  39. Internet1▲ 21×3 topics
  40. Reflective Practice1▲ 8.4×2 topics

Which research topics does Bethany College - West Virginia publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Quantum Mechanics and Applications, Network Security and Intrusion Detection, Cybercrime and Law Enforcement Studies and Information and Cyber Security.

Quantum Mechanics and Applications: 3 fractional worksNetwork Security and Intrusion Detection: 2 fractional worksCybercrime and Law Enfor…2Cybercrime and Law Enforcement Studies: 2 fractional worksInformation and Cyber Se…2Information and Cyber Security: 2 fractional worksBlockchain Technology Applications and Security: 2 fractional worksRadical Photochemical Reactions: 2 fractional worksAdversarial Robustness i…1Adversarial Robustness in Machine Learning: 1 fractional worksConcrete and Cement Materials Research: 1 fractional worksSocial Work Education and Practice: 1 fractional worksQuantum Computing Algorithms and Architecture: 1 fractional works
Atomic and Molecular Physics, and OpticsComputer Networks and CommunicationsInformation SystemsOrganic Chemistry3 others

Area is fractional works; colour is the subfield each topic belongs to.

  1. 1 Quantum Mechanics and Applications Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics 3 works
  2. 2 Network Security and Intrusion Detection Computer Networks and Communications 2 works
  3. 3 Cybercrime and Law Enforcement Studies Information Systems 2 works
  4. 4 Information and Cyber Security Information Systems 2 works
  5. 5 Blockchain Technology Applications and Security Information Systems 2 works
  6. 6 Radical Photochemical Reactions Organic Chemistry 2 works
  7. 7 Adversarial Robustness in Machine Learning Artificial Intelligence 1 works
  8. 8 Concrete and Cement Materials Research Civil and Structural Engineering 1 works
  9. 9 Social Work Education and Practice Public Administration 1 works
  10. 10 Quantum Computing Algorithms and Architecture Artificial Intelligence 1 works

How open and international is its research?

Against the world’s own shares — the tick on each track. Both are shares of its output, so they sit on one scale and can be read against each other as well as against the world.

openly available34.0%not open66.0%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors11.1%domestic only88.9%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Bethany College - West Virginia's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 144% higher than in 2013–2017.

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The same series as a ribbon — one cell per year, darker for more. The line above answers how much; this answers when.

Research measures only: rankings here say nothing about teaching, admissions or student experience. Comparable institutions and collaboration partners are in the interactive view on the map.